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Syrian government focuses on attracting new economy investments, ties with Central Asia states

Syria has been receiving a number of investments in recent months, from oil and energy deals to talk of investment in train lines and airports.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces, Damascus, January 18, 2026.
Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev

Iran arranges diplomatic visit to Abraham Accords member Kazakhstan

 PROTESTERS, MOSTLY Houthi supporters, sit along an Iranian flag at a demonstration in support of Palestinians and Iran, in Sanaa last week. Aggression by proxies such as the Houthis must be treated as direct Iranian attacks, says the writer.

Iran engages in diplomatic blitz, strengthening ties with Iraq, Uzbekistan, UAE - analysis


Red Cross: Hundreds killed in Kyrgyzstan riots so far

Unrest leaves city of Osh in smoldering ruins and sends over 100,000 ethnic Uzbeks fleeing for their lives to neighboring Uzbekistan.

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Kyrgyz mobs burn villages, kill Uzbeks in Ferghana Valley

Fertile area split between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan has been rife with ethnic and political tension since Bakiyev was ousted in April.

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Kremlin refuses Kyrgyz request to send troops

75 dead, 1000 wounded in ethnic violence against Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan; interim president: We cannot quell the riots without outside help.

Uzbek refugees from Osh, Kyrgyzstan

41 killed, over 600 wounded in Kyrgyzstan rioting

A doctor at a hospital in Osh says the death toll could climb sharply because many Uzbeks were too afraid to seek treatment.

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Arts in Brief: DocAviv announces winners

Ofir Trainin wins Israeli competition.

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